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Carveth logoCarveth Care Centre has been providing quality Long term Care and Assisted Living Services in Gananoque, Ontario since 1965.

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Helen Henderson logoHelen Henderson Care Centre offers seniors and Long Term Care residents quality care and services in Amherstview, Ontario.

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Safe and Fun Retirement Home in Kingston

Quality long-term and senior care

Helen Henderson Health Care Centre main objective is for you and your loved one to feel at home with the best possible care in safe and comfortable surroundings.

As a retirement home in Kingston, we offer both nursing and retirement living, depending on your individual needs. Our caring staff fosters the family atmosphere and they take great pride in their work.

We are committed to a respectful, safe, healthy, active and fun environment. We work closely with our community partners to enhance your quality of life through a variety of programs such as Pet Therapy, Music Therapy, Ministerial and Spiritual Care, Foot Care, Eye Care, Dental Care, Hearing Care, Daily Seniors Outreach Services, Rehabilitation, Physiotherapy and Restorative Care Services, an onsite Hair Salon as well as manicures and pedicures!

Residents First always

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Our retirement home in Kingston is committed to you is supported by the Ministry of Health and Long Term Care's "Residents First" quality improvement program.  We are guided by the vision each resident enjoy safe, effective and responsive care that helps them achieve their highest potential regarding their quality of life.

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50 Years of Family Care

Gibson Family Health Care
celebrated 50 years of service in 2015, a significant milestone for a family owned and operated company. Proudly Canadian

Gibson Family Health Care In The News

  • Personal Support Worker hopes 2022 is better than year before 04 Jan 22

    Personal Support Worker hopes 2022 is better than year before

    Cassandra Cornelius hopes this New Year will bring better fortune than 2021.

    Talking about the past year during a break at Helen Henderson Care Centre where she has worked for the past 10 years as a Personal Support Worker (PSW), the 30-year-old Napanee woman describes the past year as difficult due to the pandemic and other hardships.

    “I’m so done with 2021. I can’t handle it anymore,” she says with sincerity. “I don’t know how I’m still standing. I should be down-and-out. This year has wiped me out.”

    A valued staff at the home who is known for her resilience, Cassandra’s New Year may already be looking up because she is the Employee of the Month for January 2022.

    Appearing pleased with the workplace award she received for providing assisted daily living to 104 residents in long-term care, she replies quickly when asked about her job, “I love it here. I like the staff and really enjoy working with my residents. I look at it as their home and I try to make their day better with a smile and by creating a safe and comfortable environment.”

    Cassandra says she enjoys all aspects of her work.

    “I like all of it,” she confirms. “I like to be here for my residents. I like to be their voice. I especially like to work on Reception Three which specializes in dementia and Alzheimer’s.”

  • Carveth Culture Club to study Poland this January 04 Jan 22

    Carveth Culture Club to study Poland this January

    by Krystyna Sikora, Activity Aide

    Carveth Culture Club is studying Poland this January which is a country near and dear to my heart.

    I lived in Poland for 26 years and left in the summer of 1986. After living in Italy at a refugee camp for 18 months, we arrived in Canada in February 1988. People from Poland left the country for different reasons, but mostly because life was hard under communist regime.

    There is a lot I loved about Poland. It has beautiful landscapes, lakes, mountains, and 800 km of sandy coastline. Deciding to live in a foreign country is a big step and sometimes you must sacrifice some things. I miss my two brothers and their families, my friends and some food that I can't buy or make here such as a kind of bread.

    I also miss Polish culture and traditions such as Name Day (Imieniny). Poles celebrate their name day commemorating the Saint they were named after. The names associated with each day are listed in all calendars in Poland, so the name day is often more important than birthday because everyone remembers it. Mine is on March 13th and on that day, I receive cards, phone calls, emails from my family and friends in Poland. The same goes on my birthday from family and friends in Canada.

    One of the biggest differences between Poland and Canada is size. Canada is 32 times bigger than Poland. Meanwhile, the population of Poland is 38.2 million people, about half a million less people live in Canada. Ontario is 3.5 times bigger than Poland. Wow!